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Tapio Räisänen
Medal record

Men's ski jumping
Representing Finland
World Championships
	1978 Lahti	Individual large hill

Tapio Räisänen (born 10 May 1949) is a Finnish former ski jumper who competed in the late 1970s. He was born in Taivalkoski.

Räisänen won a gold medal in the individual large hill competition at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti and finished 6th in the normal hill at those same championships. Ski flying-WM 1977 in Vikersund 7th.

Räisänen's best non-world championship career finish was 9th in a normal hill event at Bischofshofen, Austria in 1979, and 1st in Japan, Sapporo large hill 1980.

In 2012, the Finnish Minister for Education and the Ministry of Culture created the Tapio Räisänen Pro Sports Recognition Award worth 20,000 euros.

References

"RAEISAINEN T. - Athlete Information".

External links

T. Raeisainen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation

v t e World champions in ski jumping individual large hill
1925: Wilhelm Dick (TCH) 1926: Jacob Tullin Thams (NOR) 1927: Tore Edman (SWE) 1929: Sigmund Ruud (NOR) 1930: Gunnar Andersen (NOR) 1931: Birger Ruud (NOR) 1933: Marcel Reymond (SUI) 1934: Kristian Johansson (NOR) 1935: Birger Ruud (NOR) 1937: Birger Ruud (NOR) 1938: Asbjørn Ruud (NOR) 1939: Josef Bradl (GER) 1940–45: Not held (World War II) 1950: Hans Bjørnstad (NOR) 1954: Matti Pietikäinen (FIN) 1958: Juhani Kärkinen (FIN) 1962: Helmut Recknagel (GDR) 1966: Bjørn Wirkola (NOR) 1970: Gariy Napalkov (URS) 1974: Hans-Georg Aschenbach (GDR) 1978: Tapio Räisänen (FIN) 1982: Matti Nykänen (FIN) 1985: Per Bergerud (NOR) 1987: Andreas Felder (AUT) 1989: Jari Puikkonen (FIN) 1991: Franci Petek (YUG) 1993: Espen Bredesen (NOR) 1995: Tommy Ingebrigtsen (NOR) 1997: Masahiko Harada (JPN) 1999: Martin Schmitt (GER) 2001: Martin Schmitt (GER) 2003: Adam Małysz (POL) 2005: Janne Ahonen (FIN) 2007: Simon Ammann (SUI) 2009: Andreas Küttel (SUI) 2011: Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) 2013: Kamil Stoch (POL) 2015: Severin Freund (GER) 2017: Stefan Kraft (AUT) 2019: Markus Eisenbichler (GER) 2021: Stefan Kraft (AUT) 2023: Timi Zajc (SLO)

World champions in ski jumping individual large hill

1925: Wilhelm Dick (TCH)
1926: Jacob Tullin Thams (NOR)
1927: Tore Edman (SWE)
1929: Sigmund Ruud (NOR)
1930: Gunnar Andersen (NOR)
1931: Birger Ruud (NOR)
1933: Marcel Reymond (SUI)
1934: Kristian Johansson (NOR)
1935: Birger Ruud (NOR)
1937: Birger Ruud (NOR)
1938: Asbjørn Ruud (NOR)
1939: Josef Bradl (GER)
1940–45: Not held (World War II)
1950: Hans Bjørnstad (NOR)
1954: Matti Pietikäinen (FIN)
1958: Juhani Kärkinen (FIN)
1962: Helmut Recknagel (GDR)
1966: Bjørn Wirkola (NOR)
1970: Gariy Napalkov (URS)
1974: Hans-Georg Aschenbach (GDR)
1978: Tapio Räisänen (FIN)
1982: Matti Nykänen (FIN)
1985: Per Bergerud (NOR)
1987: Andreas Felder (AUT)
1989: Jari Puikkonen (FIN)
1991: Franci Petek (YUG)
1993: Espen Bredesen (NOR)
1995: Tommy Ingebrigtsen (NOR)
1997: Masahiko Harada (JPN)
1999: Martin Schmitt (GER)
2001: Martin Schmitt (GER)
2003: Adam Małysz (POL)
2005: Janne Ahonen (FIN)
2007: Simon Ammann (SUI)
2009: Andreas Küttel (SUI)
2011: Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT)
2013: Kamil Stoch (POL)
2015: Severin Freund (GER)
2017: Stefan Kraft (AUT)
2019: Markus Eisenbichler (GER)
2021: Stefan Kraft (AUT)
2023: Timi Zajc (SLO)

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